Goodstart Early Learning Pakenham
5 Portobello Road, Pakenham VIC 3810
Goodstart Early Learning Pakenham is a long day care centre in Pakenham VIC 3810, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 91 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 40 services in Pakenham; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 91
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 5 Portobello Road, Pakenham VIC 3810
- 03 5941 7855
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Pakenham sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Aug 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2024 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Pakenham
- Andrews Community Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Aspire Early Education Pakenham 122 places Long day care
- Boollam Boollam Child & Family Centre 132 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Kuyim Primary School OSHC 40 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - Lakeside College OSHC 45 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - St Patrick's Primary School Pakenham OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Pakenham
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 54,118
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,664
- Median rent /wk
- $351
- Avg household size
- 2.8